Odisha govt asks foreign returnees to register with COVID-19 portal

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday asked the stranded migrants returning to Odisha from foreign countries to register with the COVID-19 portal.

People intending to return to Odisha from foreign countries shall have to register themselves on the state portal https://covidl9.odisha.gov.in prior to their departure from the foreign country.

People returning to Odisha from other states and abroad either by rail or air during coming days have been advised to strictly follow quarantine protocol.

Detail guideline in this regard is issued by Department of Revenue & Disaster Management.

SOP for facilitating return of people to Odisha from foreign countries

People intending to return to Odisha from foreign countries shall have to register themselves on the state portal https://covidl9.odisha.gov.in prior to their departure from the foreign country.

E&IT Department shall utilise the existing Outbound Call Centre to facilitate collection of relevant passenger information as per the list obtained from Airlines, segregate it District/ Municipal Corporation wise and send it to the concerned Collectors/ Municipal Commissioners.

The Collector/ Municipal Commissioner will accordingly make necessary arrangement to communicate relevant information to the concerned Gram Panchayat Nodal Officer (GPNO)/ Ward Nodal Officer (WNO) for ensuring compliance of home quarantine/ paid quarantine protocols.

Arrangements at Bhubaneswar Airport: 

Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation in coordination with the Airport Authority /CISF/ Odisha Police shall set up required number of facilitation counter(s) at the Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar.

On landing at Biju Patnaik International Airport, the passengers will de-plane in a regulated manner (20 passengers in a batch) and walk with their hand baggage to the facilitation counter(s) set up at an earmarked area outside the terminal building.

All passengers shall be stamped with indelible ink on their right inner forearm and thermally screened.

The symptomatic passengers will be segregated and sent to an isolation bay for completing their immigration formalities and will be shifted to the institutional facility for testing and quarantine by District/ Municipal authorities.